- Description
- Students will investigate the impact of the emerging green economy and how it will influence provincial, national and global economic patterns.
- Prerequisite
- ENS2030: Ecological Economics
- Supporting courses
- ENS2050: Environmental Ethics ENS3040: Energy & the Environment ENS3050: Environmental Politics
Outcomes The student will:
1 evaluate how ecological and neo-classical economic models monitor economic progress
1.1 identify methods of evaluating environmental and human well-being
1.2 research how monetary value (e.g., existence value, aesthetic value, bequest or option value) can be assigned to nontraded resources or ecological services (e.g., population control, nutrient recycling, climate control, pollution control, waste treatment, biodiversity, pest and disease control)
1.3 investigate how estimates of future value (discount rates) affect environmental sustainability and economic progress
2 analyze how ecological and neo-classical economic models assess the value of externalities (indirect or external costs or benefits)
2.1 identify types of externalities, positive and negative, that could occur in economic transactions
2.2 investigate how the full cost of a product or service can be reflected in market prices (full-cost pricing)
3 assess the effects of full-cost pricing on environmental quality
3.1 investigate the effects of subsidies on environmental quality and resource management
3.2 investigate the effects of taxes and fees related to pollution and resource use on environmental quality and resource management
3.3 identify and describe local, provincial and national policies, laws and regulations aimed at improving environmental quality, encouraging innovation and reducing resource waste
4 explore whether there is a link between the reduction of poverty and the improvement of environmental quality and human well-being, and defend a position
4.1 investigate the general distribution of wealth in global economic growth
4.2 investigate the effects of international debt on poverty and the improvement of environmental quality and human well-being
4.3 identify local, provincial and national policies aimed at reducing poverty
5 develop, present and defend a plan to transition Alberta to a more environmentally sustainable economy, considering: • biomimicry (the imitation of ecological services) • full-cost pricing • resource management • environmental management • innovative practices • policies and legislation in other jurisdictions
6 demonstrate basic competencies
6.1 demonstrate fundamental skills to:
6.1.1 communicate
6.1.2 manage information
6.1.3 use numbers
6.1.4 think and solve problems
6.2 demonstrate personal management skills to:
6.2.1 demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviours
6.2.2 be responsible
6.2.3 be adaptable
6.2.4 learn continuously
6.2.5 work safely
6.3 demonstrate teamwork skills to:
6.3.1 work with others
6.3.2 participate in projects and tasks
7 create a transitional strategy to accommodate personal changes and build personal values
7.1 identify short-term and long-term goals
7.2 identify steps to achieve goals
Program of Studies 2010. Source document, © Alberta Education.